Water dance by Art Demo

About "Water dance"

by Art Demo

About the artwork

In this painting, dolphins rise from the water into the air, a surprising-looking spectacle. One dolphin is leaping straight up, whirling a spray with it, while another is already emerging from the waves and getting ready for another jump. Their fins are clearly visible as they dive into the deep blue depths. But the waters in which they dance are unusual. It does not form a typical water surface over a landscape, but appears like a narrow strip of water stretching from the foreground to the background, forming a face at the top, watching the dolphin spectacle and floating on a higher plane.

The dolphins seem to be completely in their element, possibly not even noticing that they are in an unusual place. Their play in the water is their natural habitat. But here the element of water is torn from its familiar surroundings and suddenly seems to be moving in the air, in a place that is untypical for water. The question of where the fish appear when they jump into the water raises a fascinating puzzle: It seems as if they must appear somewhere on land, which seems absurd and challenges the sense of reality.

For the viewer, this image becomes a mind game. It seems surreal and bizarre, but stimulates the imagination and invites us to think about the different perspectives of being. It raises the question of reference points in life. Fish that have water as their reference point might not understand land life and vice versa. It invites us to reflect on our own fixed realities and perspectives and to be open to unconventional ways of seeing.